The Transforming Power of the Nuns

The Transforming Power of the Nuns
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : 9780195112993
ISBN-13 : 0195112997
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Book Synopsis The Transforming Power of the Nuns by : Mary Peckham Magray

Download or read book The Transforming Power of the Nuns written by Mary Peckham Magray and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging widely-held assumptions of 19th-century social history in Ireland, this book examines the influence of Irish nuns on the Irish Catholic cultural revolution. It claims they were not merely passive servants, but educated women at the centre of the creation of a devout Catholic culture.


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Challenging widely-held assumptions of 19th-century social history in Ireland, this book examines the influence of Irish nuns on the Irish Catholic cultural rev